Also want to check out the women's Judo competition - I wonder how the competitor from Saudi Arabia is going to do. She doesn't have a black belt - she could be seriously hurt - she's going up against the world #13....

Teddy Riner of France the big favourite for the men's heavyweight gold.

02-08-2012, 06:31 AM

silentstriker

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Originally Posted by Flem274*

Keen to give this a look. Who should I watch out for Burge?

Just ignored me, didn't you. :(

I really like the women's field, they are some fantastic technicians. Tomorrow the heavyweights (of both genders) are fighting. But if you're new to the sport, I would watch some of the lower weight classes - I think it's more fun.

Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar won Gold in 2008, and he's been looking great this year. I would keep an eye on him.

02-08-2012, 06:33 AM

silentstriker

Tomorrow is also when Wojdan Shahrkhani (Saudi Arabian fighter) will have her match -- she won't be in long but her match will be worth watching. She didn't qualify on merit so it's more for the symbolic importance than it being a close fight. Remember this is a country where women aren't even allowed to drive, let alone play sports.

Hopefully this advances the women's rights movement a little bit in Saudi Arabia - they only relented because as the only country in the world who didn't let women compete, the IOC was threatening to kick them out from the olympics.

02-08-2012, 06:34 AM

vic_orthdox

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Originally Posted by silentstriker

Just ignored me, didn't you. :(

People had been waiting years for you to resign as a mod so they could put you on ignore.

Tomorrow is also when Wojdan Shahrkhani (Saudi Arabian fighter) will have her match -- she won't be in long but her match will be worth watching. She didn't qualify on merit so it's more for the symbolic importance than it being a close fight. Remember this is a country where women aren't even allowed to drive, let alone play sports.

Hopefully this advances the women's rights movement a little bit in Saudi Arabia - they only relented because as the only country in the world who didn't let women compete, the IOC was threatening to kick them out from the olympics.